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What Happens When You Mix A Real Infection With A Mass Mail Hoax?

2008-06-23 17:51:03 by Christopher Boyd in SpywareGuide Greynets Blog
 
...hoaxes. However, I've seen a few mails snowballing (with ever increasing CC lists) regarding a page on Snopes that talks about a real infection - namely, the Storm Worm . I'm all for spreading the word on infections going around, but as the emails talk about a "new threat incoming" (specifically, the title of the forwarded mail is "Subject:...
 
Tags: virus simply destroys, virus, real virus, norton anti-virus, postcard virus contribute, mail, postcard virus, destructive virus, hoax virus
 
 
 
 
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Teen Involved in MySpace Suicide Hoax Says Adult Also Participated

2008-04-01 19:15:00 by Threat Level in Wired Security
 
Despite denials, 47-year-old Lori Drew actively participated in the MySpace hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, according to a teenager who admits her own role in the tragedy
 
Tags: 13-year-old megan meier, myspace hoax, 47-year-old lori, suicide, tragedy, led, teenager, actively, denials
 
 
 
 
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Craigslist Scam

2008-03-25 19:33:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...hoax Craigslist ad saying that the owner of a home had to leave suddenly, and this his belongings were free for the taking. People believed the ad and starting coming by and taking his stuff. But Robert Salisbury had no plans to leave. The independent contractor was at Emigrant Lake when he got a call from a woman who had stopped by his house...
 
Tags: robert salisbury, salisbury, hoax, home, hoax craigslist, people, stuff, phone, weird story
 
 
 
 
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How Can I Find Them? They Haven't Gone Missing!

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2008-07-09 12:45:35 by Christopher Boyd in SpywareGuide Greynets Blog
...hoax that stretches back some years Please look at the picture, read what her father says, then forward his message on. Maybe if everyone passes this on, someone will see this child. That is how the girl from Stevens Point was found by circulation of her picture on tv An email hoax, wrapped up and repackaged for the Facebook generation
 
Tags: contact email address, email address, real world, facebook, facebook confirms, girl hoax, facebook generation, girl, evil hacker
 
 
 
 
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What do High School Killers and Terrorists Have in Common?

2008-07-20 20:37:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...hoax. BUT YOU SHOULD REPORT IT, NEVERTHELESS. That "hoax" might very well be a "test/dry run" by terrorists to see if what they leave behind will be detected, or how long it will take to be reported. The terrorist/bad guy will most likely be timing the reponse as well Those of us who travel regularly can tell you how long an unattended...
 
Tags: school, school killers, attacks, school attacks, report, terrorists, report suspicious persons, homeland security studies, security
 
 
 
 
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Phishers, Spammers, and Malware Authors Clearly Consolidating

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2007-12-09 21:14:53 by HASH0x89fa6a4 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...hoax emails that contained malicious attachments. That allowed them to access a database containing the personal information of people who visited the lab over a 14-year period starting in 1990. The institution, which has a staff of about 3,800, conducts top-secret research that is used for homeland security and military purposes And, of...
 
Tags: malware, malware attachments, malware attack, malware authors, hand malware authors, spammers, modern malware, storm worm malware, emails courtesy
 
 
 
 
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U.K. government denounces 'holocaust' e-mail as hoax

2008-02-05 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b366b8 in Network World on Security
 
The U.K. government is taking unprecedented steps to combat an e-mail that has been widely distributed online Protecting the Enterprise Network Through Web Security Advertisement New focus is being placed on securing Web-based threats
 
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Throw away your digital picture frames

2008-02-19 03:36:49 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...hoax, as did I Virus from China, the gift that keeps on giving An insidious computer virus recently discovered on digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords for online games -- and its designers might have larger targets in mind It is a nasty worm that has a great deal of...
 
Tags: frames, picture frames, trojan, generic trojan, digital photo frames, trojan horse, virus apparently, malware, windows
 
 
 
 
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Mike Rothman - The 419

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2008-02-08 06:31:00 by Mike Rothman in Security Mike's Blog
...hoax to me. Also the fact that he's requested confidentiality, even from other SIT personnel means this is a ruse The fact that he needs a "foreigner" to place the money - Again, this just sounds funky. If he outperformed the expectation, I'm sure he'd be due a nice bonus from SIT. Not an illicit $35 million dollar payout that he needs to...
 
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